iv , CONTENTS. 
Chap. Paere 
30. Mesopotamia 70 
31. The Tigris 75 
32. Arabia 82 
33. The Gulfs of the Red Sea 91 
34. Troglodytice 93 
35. Ethiopia . . 97 
36. Islands of the Ethiopian Sea . . . : 105 
37. The Fortunate Islands 107 
38. Tbe comparative distances of places on the face of the earth . . 108 
39. Division of the earth into parallels and shadows of equal length 110 
BOOK VII. 
MAN, HIS BIRTH, HIS ORGANIZATION, AND THE INVENTION OP THE ARTS. 
1. Man 117 
2. The wonderful forms of different nations 122 
3. Marvellous births 135 
4. The generation of man ; the unusual duration of pregnancy ; in- 
stances of it from seven to twelve months 139 
5. Indications of the sex of the child during the pregnancy of the 
mother , 141 
6. Monstrous births 142 
7. Of those who have been cut out of the womb 143 
8. Who were called Vopisci 144 
9. The conception and generation of man ib. 
10. Striking instances of resemblance 145 
11. What men are suited for generation. Instances of very nume- 
rous offspring 148 
12. At what age generation ceases 150 
13. Eemarkable circumstances connected with the menstrual discharge ib, 
14. The theory of generation .. 153 
15. Some account of the teeth, and some facts concerning infants . . ib, 
16. Examples of unusual size 155 
17. Children remarkable for their precocity , .158 
18. Some remarkable properties of the body ib, 
19. Instances of extraordinary strength . . 160 
20. Instances of remarkable agility . . /, 161 
21. Instances of acuteness of sight ..162 
22. Instances of remarkable acuteness of hearing . . 163 
23. Instances of endurance of pain ; 164 
24. Memory ib. 
25. Vigour of mind 166 
26. Clemency and greatness of mind ib. 
27. Heroic exploits 167 
28. Union in the same person of three of the highest qualities with 
the greatest purity ..169 
29. Instances of extreme courage 170 
30. Men of remarkable genius 173 
31. Men who have been remarkable for wisdom ^ .. .. ..174 
